The Selangor state government aims to regazette the Kuala Langat (North) forest into a permanent reserve by the first quarter of 2022, according to Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari.

This comes after the state today gave its nod to the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project to go with the proposed northern alignment, which will cut through another portion of the state instead of the forest.

However, the regazettement would still leave out a...